If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States

by David J. Smith

Book Overview

America, with all its diversity, is not easily defined. David J. Smith's If America Were a Village takes a snapshot - past, present and future - to help define America for children. Using the same successful metaphor of the international bestseller If the World Were a Village, the book shrinks down America to a village of 100. The metaphor helps children easily understand American ethnic origins, religions, family profiles, occupations, wealth, belongings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554533449
• ISBN13: 9781554533442
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 12.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7